Recommended by Adam Richter

The title of this play does nothing to prepare you for the end, but the ending is exactly what the characters deserve. Funny and fast-paced. This would be a hoot onstage.

This dark and delightful satire of American life does a lot of heavy lifting in two short pages. These characters give you every reason to root for the meteor. Plus the play ends with one of the greatest stage directions ever put down on the page.

This is a delightful play that really nails the core conflict at the heart of the environmental movement. I also loved how grounded Angie was: idealistic but not a dreamer. Well done!

All the best kids have no tolerance for bullshit, and that's what makes Daphne such a delightful and funny character. She knows that the fun of childhood doesn't consist of pretending to be an adult. This was a joy to read and would be a scream onstage.

What seems a (ahem) flight of fancy is really a quite profound and poignant play about the fragility of the environment and the myriad ways we all depend on one another. Next time I want to compliment someone, I'm going to try telling them, "You're Bee 59,999!"

This is such an inventive way to stage the legend of the Bell Witch. Rachael Carnes does a great job bringing the characters to life — even the unseen children — and the darkly humorous turn on the final page makes for a perfect ending.

Ryan takes the most common tropes of classic detective stories and turns them on their head in this clever, suspenseful detective drama. A fun read that would be great fun in front of a live audience.

What I love about this monologue are the pacing— Scott is such an expert at telling the audience slightly less than they need to know, then revealing more a little bit at a time, pulling them along on the journey — and the way that not one but two characters are fully realized by the last page. This is a vivid, compelling meditation on survival and love.

What a heartbreaker! All Granny Lola wants to do is hit the casino. This is a wonderful monologue about motherhood, guilt, duty and the job of helping our kids that never ever seems to end. Asher Wyndham brings us into Lola's world and in his lively, spirited way lets us see her, warts and all. Fantastic.

This is a fast-moving play with sharp dialogue and a well-crafted plot. I won't give away the ending, except to say that it is heartbreaking and at the same time somewhat hopeful. At the end of two acts I wanted more.